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I have a car care question - when we got the home last night under the LED lighting in the garage, I noticed a lot of surface level scratches and swirls on the hood of the car, as well as a "blotch" from the bird dropping the dealer neglected to clean off while it was in their inventory. Again, only visible at certain angles under the right light. The paint still feels smooth.
I'm thinking a good polish, perhaps with an orbital, will take care of this, but curious if others have any specific advice on products? Griots? Chemical Brothers?
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Congrats on the Volvo. The blue will be classic, and the wheels look cool.
shhhh...don’t tell my wife
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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Actually, as long as the weather is decent, washing the cars on a weekend morning is one of my favorite things. Very therapeutic. When we bought our current house, we had them add a hot/cold water spicket inside the garage, which has proven to be well worth it.
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Thanks for the input - I'll look into those products. And I have long been thinking of getting an orbital, but as you point out, have always been a bit nervous about the potential damage that can be done. But, I may give it a shot.
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Wife took it to work on Monday, and had a TPMC warning. Took it back to the tire dealer - left front at 29 PSI, right front at 39 PSI! They are supposed to be at 35.
Not a good start...
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In the past, I've seen a Black Friday deal on them, so I'll keep my eye out. Black Friday tends to be the time I get all kinds of stuff I've been lusting after on sale...as opposed to buying gifts for other.
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Guessing we're getting close to 40 on the new vehicle purchases for the year? Seems to be one of our better years!
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2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Michael, sounds like a bad start with the Big O store. Can't blame the tires for that!
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That would save you money, time and would make car buying intriguingly “delicious”!
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'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
So very competitive in the segment. More similar than not to the Q5, X3 and XC60. So...different flavors to appeal to different tastes.
The Polestar has a completely different character in the way it drives...intentionally. The power of course is greater, and you can't help but notice the feel (and sound) of the inline 6. The steering, the handling, the power delivery - all much tighter and engaging. All that is at the expense of a harsher ride, but nothing we're not used to with some of our previous vehicles, and a cost we're accepting of.
I imagine a "normal" V60 feels more like a GLC, and an AMC GLC43 feels more like the Polestar.
But...the GLC300 vs the Polestar - very different feel.
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They had a M40i model in a cool new blue color and some handsome upgraded wheels. That one really caught our eye - there was no sticker on it, but from looking at the website, I think it's a $60k vehicle.
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That would save you money, time and would make car buying intriguingly “delicious”!
Well, I definitely have thought of working in some capacity in the car industry in a semi-retirement kind of way, but not so sure I'd be as ambitious enough to own a dealership.
But yes, if I could get access to a more affordable way of purchasing cars, it would be very helpful!
And thanks for the congrats!
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The GLC was very smooth, nicely luxurious, and, for me, completely non-engaging. Pulse-lowering, not pulse-raising.
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
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GLC300
Hard to say what the markup really is, since the trade certainly seemed inflated so as to show a higher sale price on the Volvo. I'm genuinely curious as to why they do that? Is it because they need to show a certain profit on the sale of the used car? But then they need to do the same on the newly traded in car too?
In any case, it's listed about $3,600 above what we paid to the Dallas dealer for it, which seems about right for the regional difference. I'm sure glad we bought the one we did in that way - definitely minimized our overall loss on it.
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